| Name: | ARMAGH |
| Type: | Passenger Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 23/04/1917 |
| Completed: | 10/1917 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 963 |
| Dimensions: | 12269grt, 7878nrt, 530.5 x 63.0 x 39.9ft |
| Engines: | 4 x Steam turbines, DR geared, 1719nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 16.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 140369 |
| History: | |
| 04/10/1917 | Union Steamship Co of New Zealand Ltd, London |
| 15/12/1923 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Funnel & masts were telescopic for navigation of the Manchester Ship Canal |
| 15/12/1923: Wrecked at the mouth of the River Mersey | |
| Whilst leaving Liverpool, she stranded on Taylors Bank revetment | |
| She broke her back and became a total loss | |
| She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Brisbane with general cargo | |
| The revetment is a man made underwater wall of rock constructed to improve | |
| water flow and reduce silting in the river |
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Above photo is courtesy of the Ernest G Best Collection
Above photo is courtesy of the Ernest G Best Collection